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    University of California, Davis

    Learn Spanish: Basic Spanish Vocabulary

    Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Language Learning, Spanish Language, Oral Expression, Grammar, Oral Comprehension, Vocabulary, Culture, Writing and Editing, Language Competency, Research, Writing

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Pearson

    Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294: Unit 2

    Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Devops Tools, YAML, Linux Administration, Problem Management, Technical Support and Services, System Configuration, Debugging, Configuration Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Learn Man in the Middle Attacks from Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Network Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Threat Detection, General Networking, Vulnerability Management, Linux, Linux Administration, Virtual Machines, Network Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): Unit 6

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Containerization, Linux Administration, YAML, Test Tools, Command-Line Interface, Test Execution Engine, Linux Commands, Solution Design, Scalability, Network Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Analyze Network Traffic with TCPDump: Build a Logging Tool

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, Linux, TCP/IP, Scripting, Shell Script, Network Monitoring, Network Analysis, Network Security, Network Protocols

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    IBM

    Cybersecurity Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Encryption, Identity and Access Management, Public Key Infrastructure, Endpoint Security, Cryptography, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, Data Security, Cryptographic Protocols, Cyber Attacks, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Secure Coding, Data Encryption Standard, Firewall, Information Technology, Computer Security Awareness Training, Cyber Security Strategy, Security Requirements Analysis, Computer Security Incident Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Advanced Unix System Programming and Performance

    Skills you'll gain: Unix Shell, Unix Commands, Unix, Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), Command-Line Interface, Remote Access Systems, Scripting, Systems Administration, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, IT Automation, Linux, User Accounts, File Systems, System Monitoring, Operating Systems, File Management, Performance Tuning, System Programming

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    C and Go: Classical and Modern Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Debugging, C (Programming Language), Data Structures, C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming, Code Review, Unit Testing, Command-Line Interface, Data-oriented programming, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Science, Algorithms, File Systems, Computational Thinking, Software Technical Review, Integration Testing, Software Design

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Meta

    Desarrollador back-end de Meta

    Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Restful API, Django (Web Framework), Relational Databases, Version Control, SQL, Unix Commands, Front-End Web Development, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Database Design, Responsive Web Design, Database Management Systems, Algorithms, Web Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Python Programming, Linux, Computer Programming, Cloud Hosting

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    517 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Real-Time Embedded Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Reliability, Hardware Architecture, Electronic Systems, Performance Tuning, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Verification And Validation, System Programming, Debugging, Software Design, Hardware Design, System Design and Implementation, Linux, Software Technical Review, Operating Systems, Software Systems, Testability

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    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Pearson

    Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS): Unit 4

    Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Hardening, Identity and Access Management, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Security, Network Security, Firewall, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Linux Administration, System Configuration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Organizational Change and Culture for Adopting Google Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Business Transformation, Site Reliability Engineering, Innovation, Digital Transformation, Serverless Computing, Application Programming Interface (API), Technology Strategies, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Safety Culture, Data Strategy, Organizational Change, Change Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Solutions, Google Cloud Platform, Culture Transformation, People Management, Cloud Computing, CI/CD, Service Level

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular linux basics courses

  • Learn Spanish: Basic Spanish Vocabulary: University of California, Davis
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) EX294: Unit 2: Pearson
  • Learn Man in the Middle Attacks from Scratch: Packt
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): Unit 6: Pearson
  • Analyze Network Traffic with TCPDump: Build a Logging Tool: Coursera Project Network
  • Cybersecurity Fundamentals: IBM
  • Advanced Unix System Programming and Performance: EDUCBA
  • C and Go: Classical and Modern Programming: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Desarrollador back-end de Meta: Meta
  • Real-Time Embedded Systems: University of Colorado Boulder

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